Theodoric the Great

Monarch of Italy

Born 12 May AD 454 · died 30 August AD 526, aged 72
Also known as Theodoric, Theodericus, Flavius Theodoricus II

Who was alive at the same time as Theodoric the Great?

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When Theodoric the Great was born, Pope Gelasius I was 43 or 44, Pope Hormisdas was 3 or 4, Julius Nepos was 23 or 24, Valentinian III was 34 and Zeno was 28 or 29.

When Theodoric the Great died, Justinian I was 44, Aryabhata was 49 or 50, Benedict of Nursia was 46, Pope John II was 55 or 56 and Pope Silverius was 48 or 49.

Born during Theodoric the Great’s lifetime: Justinian I, Aryabhata, Boethius, Benedict of Nursia, Clovis I, Pope John I, Pope Pelagius II and Pope John II.

Not quite contemporaries: Pope Gregory I was born about 12 years after Theodoric the Great died, Pope Sixtus III died about 14 years before Theodoric the Great was born, Theodosius II died about 4 years before Theodoric the Great was born and Pope Sabinian was born about 2 years after Theodoric the Great died.

Where Theodoric the Great’s contemporaries were born

Theodoric the Great is labelled; the others are the best-known people we track who lived at the same time. Each dot is a birthplace from Wikidata (65 of 81 placed); tap one to open that person.

Birthplaces as a list

Theodoric the Great: Carnuntum
Saint Patrick: Roman Britain
Pope Leo I: Tuscany
Pope Gelasius I: Africa
Pope Hilarius: Sardinia
Pope Simplicius: Tivoli
Valentinian III: Ravenna
Julius Nepos: Dalmatia
Pope Felix III: Rome
Pope Hormisdas: Frosinone
Pope Symmachus: Sardinia
Pope John I: Siena
Pope John II: Rome
Aryabhata: Pataliputra
Pope Silverius: Frosinone
Boethius: Rome
Benedict of Nursia: Norcia
Justinian I: Tauresium
Pope Agapetus I: Rome
Pope Pelagius I: Rome
Belisarius: Sapareva Banya
Pope Pelagius II: Rome
Zeno: Zenopolis in Isauria
Chlothar I: Soissons
Khosrow I: Ardestan
Gaiseric: Lake Balaton
Flavius Aetius: Silistra
Theodora: Paphlagonia
Marcian: Thrace
Anastasius I Dicorus: Durrës
Leo I: Thrace
Proclus: Constantinople
Justin II: Constantinople
Petronius Maximus: Rome
Avitus: Clermont-Ferrand
Cassiodorus: Scylletium
Tiberius II Constantine: Thrace
Columba: County Donegal
Leo II: Byzantine Empire
Anthemius: Constantinople
Glycerius: Dalmatia
Sidonius Apollinaris: Lugdunum
Childebert I: Reims
Amalasuintha: Ravenna
Libius Severus: Lucania
Abd al-Muttalib: Medina
Totila: Treviso
Genevieve: Nanterre
Brendan the Navigator: Fenit
John Malalas: Antioch
Syagrius: Lyon
Kavad I: Ctesiphon
Narses: Constantinople
Priscus: Panion
Anthemius of Tralles: Tralleis
Simeon Stylites: Kozan
Aelia Eudocia: Athens
Clotilde: Lyon
Gelimer: Africa
Radegund: Erfurt
Movses Khorenatsi: Harman
Isidore of Miletus: Miletus
Imru' al-Qais: Najd
Gildas: Cheshire
Brigid of Kildare: Faughart

Compare Theodoric the Great

The 82 best-known contemporaries

82 of the people we track were surely alive at the same time as Theodoric the Great. All of them are listed here. See also everyone alive in AD 490.

Justinian I AD 482 – AD 565
Aryabhata AD 476 – AD 550
Pope Leo I c. AD 394 – AD 461
Boethius c. AD 480 – AD 524
Benedict of Nursia AD 480 – AD 547
Clovis I c. AD 466 – AD 511
Pope Gelasius I AD 410 – AD 496
Pope Hormisdas AD 450 – AD 523
Pope John I c. AD 470 – AD 526
Pope Pelagius II c. AD 520 – AD 590
Pope John II AD 470 – AD 535
Pope Pelagius I c. AD 505 – AD 561
Pope Simplicius c. AD 420 – AD 483
Pope Symmachus c. AD 460 – AD 514
Pope Silverius AD 477 – AD 537
Saint Patrick c. AD 385 – c. AD 461
Odoacer c. AD 433 – AD 493
Pope Felix III c. AD 440 – AD 492
Pope Agapetus I 490s – AD 536
Belisarius c. AD 505 – AD 565
Pope Hilarius c. AD 415 – AD 468
Julius Nepos AD 430 – AD 480
Valentinian III AD 419 – AD 455
Zeno AD 425 – AD 491
Chlothar I AD 498 – AD 561
Khosrow I AD 501 – AD 579
Gaiseric AD 389 – AD 477
Flavius Aetius 390s – AD 454
Justin I AD 450 – AD 527
Theodora c. AD 500 – AD 548
Marcian AD 392 – AD 457
Majorian 420s – AD 461
Anastasius I Dicorus AD 430 – AD 518
Leo I c. AD 401 – AD 474
Proclus AD 412 – AD 485
Justin II c. AD 520 – AD 578
Petronius Maximus c. AD 396 – AD 455
Avitus AD 395 – AD 457
Cassiodorus c. AD 487 – AD 583
Tiberius II Constantine c. AD 520 – AD 582
Columba AD 521 – AD 597
Childeric I c. AD 436 – c. AD 481
Leo II AD 467 – AD 474
Anthemius AD 420 – AD 472
Glycerius AD 430 – 480s
Sidonius Apollinaris c. AD 430 – c. AD 489
Chlodomer c. AD 495 – AD 524
Childebert I c. AD 497 – AD 558
Amalasuintha AD 498 – AD 535
Libius Severus AD 420 – AD 465
Abd al-Muttalib c. AD 497 – AD 579
Alaric II c. AD 463 – AD 507
Totila c. AD 510 – AD 552
Charibert I c. AD 520 – c. AD 568
Genevieve AD 423 – AD 502
Zosimus c. AD 460 – c. AD 520
Dionysius Exiguus c. AD 475 – c. AD 549
Theuderic I c. AD 485 – AD 534
Brendan the Navigator c. AD 486 – AD 577
John Malalas c. AD 491 – c. AD 578
Syagrius c. AD 430 – c. AD 487
Athalaric AD 516 – AD 534
Euric AD 420 – AD 484
Theodoric II AD 426 – AD 466
Kavad I AD 473 – AD 531
Narses AD 478 – c. AD 572
Theudebert I c. AD 500 – AD 548
Priscus c. AD 410 – c. AD 471
Anthemius of Tralles c. AD 474 – c. AD 534
Simeon Stylites c. AD 390 – AD 459
Aelia Eudocia 400s – AD 460
Ricimer AD 405 – AD 472
Clotilde AD 474 – AD 545
Gelimer c. AD 480 – AD 553
Radegund AD 518 – AD 587
Movses Khorenatsi c. AD 410 – c. AD 489
Isidore of Miletus AD 442 – AD 537
Imru' al-Qais c. AD 501 – c. AD 544
Gildas AD 500 – AD 570
Brigid of Kildare c. AD 452 – c. AD 525
Saint David AD 512 – AD 589
Zu Chongzhi AD 429 – AD 501